Measurement of Z0-boson production at large rapidities in Pb–Pb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV

S Acharya, D. Adamova, Jonatan Adolfsson, M.M Aggarwal, G Aglieri Rinella, M. Agnello, Peter Christiansen, Anders Oskarsson, Tuva Richert, David Silvermyr, Evert Stenlund, Vytautas Vislavicius, ALICE Collaboration

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Abstract

The production of Z0 bosons at large rapidities in Pb–Pb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV is reported. Z0 candidates are reconstructed in the dimuon decay channel (Z0→μ+μ−), based on muons selected with pseudo-rapidity −4.0<η<−2.5 and pT>20GeV/c. The invariant yield and the nuclear modification factor, RAA, are presented as a function of rapidity and collision centrality. The value of RAA for the 0–20% central Pb–Pb collisions is 0.67±0.11(stat.)±0.03(syst.)±0.06(corr. syst.), exhibiting a deviation of 2.6σ from unity. The results are well-described by calculations that include nuclear modifications of the parton distribution functions, while the predictions using vacuum PDFs deviate from data by 2.3σ in the 0–90% centrality class and by 3σ in the 0–20% central collisions. © 2018 The Author(s)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)372-383
Number of pages12
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume780
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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Export Date: 3 April 2018

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  • Subatomic Physics

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